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At the cotton market, buyers preferred maintaining their inventories by making deals for better grades on slightly higher price. However leading buyers struck down forward deals for a month period in anticipation of any possible increase in better stuff prices, fibre traders said.

According to senior trader, Ghulam Rabbani, sellers withholding better grades of lint remained in driving seat as buyers were in need of fine grades.
The buying for second grade stuff remained in limelight and deals concluded at around Rs 6,575 per maund to Rs 6,600 per maund.

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Leading buyer remained cautious in making any big deal as they only made deals on selective note depending on grade issue and their immediate need of lint in anticipation of decline in spot rate during trading session and with firm physical prices at lint market, fibre traders said.

Forward trading for a month period also took place, traders at the Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) said. KCA kept the spot rate intact at Rs 6,800 per maund in order to provide support to weak stakeholders of raw grade to ward off minimal price level.

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At the Karachi Cotton Exchange, trading activity remain dull on Wednesday as buyers remained selective on grade issue during trading at lint market while prices remained firm, fibre traders said.

The spot rates remained unchanged at Rs6,700/maund (37.324kg) and Rs7,180/40kg. Ex-Karachi rates also stood firm at Rs6,835/maund and Rs7,325/40kg after an addition of Rs135 and Rs145 as upcountry expenses, respectively.

Cotton crop production targets during the season were fixed at 14.40 million bales as against the production targets of 14.1 million bales of last year.

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Trading in lint market remained at moderate pace with buyers making deals for second grade of lint while forward deals also changed hands for better grades, fibre traders said.

Firmness of physical prices provided weak sellers to fetch better bottom-line price. Buyers with less liquidity bought better grades according to their immediate need while weak sellers withholding raw grade of lint offloaded their stocks on better price-parity level, floor brokers said.

Lint market sentiments remained firm on forward trading, traders at the Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) said.